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A picture taken on April 10, 2021, shows a worker carrying a pot at the archaeological site of a 3,000 year old city, dubbed The Rise of Aten, dating to the reign of Amenhotep III, uncovered by the Egyptian mission near Luxor (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
A picture taken on April 10, 2021, shows a view of a 3,000 year old city, dubbed The Rise of Aten, dating to the reign of Amenhotep III, uncovered by the Egyptian mission near Luxor (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
A picture taken on April 10, 2021, shows workers carrying a fish covered in gold uncovered at the archaeological site of a 3,000 year old city, dubbed The Rise of Aten, dating to the reign of Amenhotep III, uncovered by the Egyptian mission near Luxor (Khaled DESOUKI / AFP)
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Apr. 10, 2021 8:46 PM
Egypt’s best-known archaeologist revealed on Saturday further details on a Pharaonic city recently found in the southern province of Luxor.
Zahi Hawass said that archaeologists found brick houses, artifacts, and tools from pharaonic times at the site of the 3,000-year-old lost city. It dates back to Amenhotep III of the 18th dynasty, whose reign is considered a golden era for ancient Egypt.
“This is really a large city that was lost. The inscription that found inside here says that this city was called: ‘The dazzling Aten’,” Hawass told reporters at the site.
Famed Egyptian archaeologist reveals details of ancient city
Zahi Hawass says that archaeologists found brick houses, artifacts, and tools from pharaonic times at the site of the 3,000-year-old lost city. Author: SAMY MAGDY Associated Press Published: 1:48 PM EDT April 10, 2021 Updated: 1:48 PM EDT April 10, 2021
CAIRO, Egypt Egypt’s best-known archaeologist on Saturday revealed further details on a Pharaonic city recently found in the southern province of Luxor.
Zahi Hawass said that archaeologists found brick houses, artifacts, and tools from pharaonic times at the site of the 3,000-year-old lost city. It dates back to Amenhotep III of the 18th dynasty, whose reign is considered a golden era for ancient Egypt.